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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  made | 'ana chatabtaacnaa KaTabt |  أنا َ خـَطـَبت | 
| We  made | 'ihna chatabnaiicHnaa KaTabnaa |  إحنا َ خـَطـَبنا | 
| You(m)  made | 'inta chatabtiicnta KaTabt |  إنت َ خـَطـَبت | 
| You(f)  made | 'inti chatabtiiicnti KaTabty |  إنت ِ خـَطـَبتي | 
| You(pl)  made | 'intu chatabtuiicntoo KaTabtoo |  إنتوا خـَطـَبتوا | 
| He/it(m)  made | huwa chatabhuwa KaTab |  هـُو َ خـَطـَب | 
| She/it(f)  made | hiya chatabithiya KaTabit |  هـِي َ خـَطـَبـِت | 
| They  made | humma chatabuhumma KaTaboo |  هـُمّ َ خـَطـَبوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  make | 'ana yimkin 'achtubaacnaa yimkin aacKTub |  أنا َ يـِمكـِن أخطـُب | 
| We might  make | 'ihna yimkin nuchtubiicHnaa yimkin nuKTub |  إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُخطـُب | 
| You(m) might  make | 'inta yimkin tuchtubiicnta yimkin tuKTub |  إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُخطـُب | 
| You(f) might  make | 'inti yimkin tuchtubiiicnti yimkin tuKTuby |  إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُخطـُبي | 
| You(pl) might  make | 'intu yimkin tuchtubuiicntoo yimkin tuKTuboo |  إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُخطـُبوا | 
| He/it(m) might  make | huwa yimkin yuchtubhuwa yimkin yuKTub |  هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُخطـُب | 
| She/it(f) might  make | hiya yimkin tuchtubhiya yimkin tuKTub |  هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُخطـُب | 
| They might  make | humma yimkin yuchtubuhumma yimkin yuKTuboo |  هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُخطـُبوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  make | 'ana bachtubaacnaa baKTub |  أنا َ بـَخطـُب | 
| We  make | 'ihna binuchtubiicHnaa binuKTub |  إحنا َ بـِنـُخطـُب | 
| You(m)  make | 'inta bituchtubiicnta bituKTub |  إنت َ بـِتـُخطـُب | 
| You(f)  make | 'inti bituchtubiiicnti bituKTuby |  إنت ِ بـِتـُخطـُبي | 
| You(pl)  make | 'intu bituchtubuiicntoo bituKTuboo |  إنتوا بـِتـُخطـُبوا | 
| He/it(m)  makes | huwa biyuchtubhuwa biyuKTub |  هـُو َ بـِيـُخطـُب | 
| She/it(f)  makes | hiya bituchtubhiya bituKTub |  هـِي َ بـِتـُخطـُب | 
| They  make | humma biyuchtubuhumma biyuKTuboo |  هـُمّ َ بـِيـُخطـُبوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  make | 'ana hachtubaacnaa haKTub |  أنا َ هـَخطـُب | 
| We will  make | 'ihna hanuchtubiicHnaa hanuKTub |  إحنا َ هـَنـُخطـُب | 
| You(m) will  make | 'inta hatuchtubiicnta hatuKTub |  إنت َ هـَتـُخطـُب | 
| You(f) will  make | 'inti hatuchtubiiicnti hatuKTuby |  إنت ِ هـَتـُخطـُبي | 
| You(pl) will  make | 'intu hatuchtubuiicntoo hatuKTuboo |  إنتوا هـَتـُخطـُبوا | 
| He/it(m) will  make | huwa hayuchtubhuwa hayuKTub |  هـُو َ هـَيـُخطـُب | 
| She/it(f) will  make | hiya hatuchtubhiya hatuKTub |  هـِي َ هـَتـُخطـُب | 
| They will  make | humma hayuchtubuhumma hayuKTuboo |  هـُمّ َ هـَيـُخطـُبوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  make! | 'uchtubuucKTub |  أ ُخطـُب | 
| You(f)  make! | 'uchtubiuucKTuby |  أ ُخطـُبي | 
| You(pl)  make! | 'uchtubuuucKTuboo |  أ ُخطـُبوا | 
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian | 
| I(m) am  making | 'ana chaatibaacnaa KaaTib |  أنا َ خا َطـِب | 
| I(f) am  making | 'ana chaatibaaacnaa KaaTibaö |  أنا َ خا َطـِبـَة | 
| We are  making | 'ihna chaatibeeniicHnaa KaaTibyn |  إحنا َ خا َطـِبين | 
| You(m) are  making | 'inta chaatibiicnta KaaTib |  إنت َ خا َطـِب | 
| You(f) are  making | 'inti chaatibaiicnti KaaTibaö |  إنت ِ خا َطـِبـَة | 
| You(pl) are  making | 'intu chaatibeeniicntoo KaaTibyn |  إنتوا خا َطـِبين | 
| He/it(m) is  making | huwa chaatibhuwa KaaTib |  هـُو َ خا َطـِب | 
| She/it(f) is  making | hiya chaatibahiya KaaTibaö |  هـِي َ خا َطـِبـَة | 
| They are  making | humma chaatibeenhumma KaaTibyn |  هـُمّ َ خا َطـِبين | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is   | huwa machtoobhuwa maKTwb |  هـُو َ مـَخطوب | 
| She/it(f) is   | hiya machtoobahiya maKTwbaö |  هـِي َ مـَخطوبـَة | 
| They are   | humma machtoobeenhumma maKTwbyn |  هـُمّ َ مـَخطوبين |